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Book SynopsisSergio Leone''s renown as a filmmaker rests upon a fistful of films, most notably the three Westerns he made with Clint Eastwood in the mid-1960s: A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965), and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). While the success of these movies ensured Leone''s reputation would endure, the few films he made following The Man with No Name Trilogyculminating in his American gangster epic, Once Upon a Time in America (1984) with Robert DeNirowould solidify Leone''s place as one of the great visionaries of his time. In this enhanced revision of Once upon a Time: The Films of Sergio Leone, Robert C. Cumbow examines the work of this Italian filmmaker who made his mark re-envisioning the American Western. This volume includes a greatly expanded introduction and contains newly revised essays in which Cumbow analyzes the transition from peplum films to westerns in the Italian popular tradition. The book also examines each of Leone''s major films as direct
Trade ReviewCumbow provides in-depth analysis of Leone's films....This book should find an appreciative audience among film buffs and scholars. Recommended for academic and large public libraries. * Library Journal *
Table of ContentsPart 1 Acknowledgments Part 2 Part 1. Introduction Chapter 3 1. "The Key to Your Clock" Part 4 Part 2. The Films Chapter 5 2. "A Sergio Leone Film" – From Sandals to Six-Shooters Chapter 6 3. "Me Right in the Middle" – A Fistful of Dollars Chapter 7 4. "I Can See That It Means a Lot to You" – For a Few Dollars More Chapter 8 5. "Two Kinds of People in the World" – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Chapter 9 6. "A Nice, Quiet Country Life" – Once Upon a Time in the West Chapter 10 7. "All I Want Is the Money" – Duck, You Sucker! Chapter 11 8. "There Was Never Any Good Old Days" – My Name is Nobody Chapter 12 9. "Go Look at Yourself" – Once Upona Time in America Part 13 Part 3. The Company Chapter 14 10. "They Earned It" – The Crew Chapter 15 11. "I Have to Know Who You Are" – The Faces Part 16 Part 4. The Vision Chapter 17 12. "A Man Who Knows What He Wants" – The Moral Geometry of Sergio Leone Chapter 18 13. "Shoot—Don't Talk!" – Themes and Images Chapter 19 14. "He Not Only Plays—He Can Shoot, Too" – Morricone Encomium Chapter 20 15. "You Know Music—and You Can Count" – Bob Robertson and Joe Green Chapter 21 16. "There's a Hole in the Roof" – Sergio Leone—Catholic Filmmaker Part 22 Appendixes Chapter 23 Chronology Chapter 24 Filmography Chapter 25 Recommended Discography Part 26 Bibliography Part 27 Index Part 28 About the Author
